Taping Dates

The Helium Insufficiency
Season 9, Episode 6 -
Aired October 26, 2015

In the midst of a nation-wide helium shortage, Sheldon and Leonard take desperate measures to get the supplies they need. Also, Penny and Bernadette download a dating app on Amy's phone to try and find her a new man.

Episode Notes

The title refers to the shortage of helium which leads Leonard and Sheldon to turn to a black market dealer.

Episode Quotes

Leonard: What are we going to do?Sheldon: Perform the experiment immediately.Leonard: I'd love to, but we need liquid helium and our shipment's on back order for a month.Sheldon: A month? What? Are you kidding me? That would have been a good time for you to soften the blow.Leonard: That shirt brings out the blue in your eyes.Sheldon: Thank you. Aren't you sweet?

Sheldon: Uh, but this is violating university code.Leonard: A little, but if I may quote Einstein, "The pursuit of science calls us to ignore the rules set by man"Sheldon: Huh. All right, do it. Tell him we're in.Leonard: Done.Sheldon: I can't find that quote on the Internet. Did you make that up?Leonard: Before I answer, may I just say your skin has never looked better.Sheldon: Aren't you just made of sugar.

Sheldon: He has glasses and I'm a know-it-all. We are not built for prison.

Dealer: But you ain't getting your money back.Sheldon: You're taking advantage of us? We clarified nomenclature together.Dealer: Look, I enjoy semantic digressions as much as the next guy, but, uh, this is business.

Leonard: It says right here on Wikipedia, "A Mexican standoff is a confrontation between at least three parties."Sheldon: How can you trust Wikipedia if they use "between" to refer to three parties?Dealer: They should've used "among," right?Sheldon: Or "amongst," if they were feeling whimsically archaic.Dealer: All right, enough with the chitchat. Are we gonna watch Ernest Goes to Jail or not?Sheldon: Absolutely. But don't be surprised if this movie sets you on the straight and narrow.Dealer: I am open to change.